Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2014

The Desert Uplands Plot Network Bird Count Data contains bird fauna data for 50 permanent 1 hectare plots in Northern Queensland, Australia (note that previous studies were undertaken at 60 permanent 1 hectare plots). This is part of a much larger dataset that spans from 2004 to 2014. The CSIRO permanent plots are situated in Tropical Ironbark Woodlands, and extend across four leasehold cattle properties that lie within an area approximately 50km by 50km. The plots represent three vegetation management strategies, namely: 1) clearing (where all trees and shrubs are removed); 2) thinning (where ground and midstorey vegetation is removed); and 3) unmodified native woodlands where significant thinning or clearing has not occurred. Within each 1 ha site, eight five-minute diurnal bird counts are conducted over a four day period. Two counts are completed per day at each site: one count in the morning within three hours of sunrise and the other a minimum of three hours after this period and before sunset.

The spatial coordinates for these plots are provided in the following data publication:
Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Northern Queensland, Australia. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.167.18/html

The Desert Uplands research plots commenced in 2004, and have been revisited in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013 and 2014. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Desert Uplands Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands

沙漠高地样地网络鸟类计数数据集包含澳大利亚昆士兰州北部50个永久1公顷样地的鸟类区系数据（注：此前研究使用了60个永久1公顷样地）。该数据集是2004-2014年大型数据集的一部分。
CSIRO的永久样地位于热带铁皮木林地，分布在4个租赁牧场内，这些牧场位于约50km×50km的区域内。样地代表三种植被管理策略，即：1）清伐（移除所有树木和灌木）；2）疏伐（移除地面和中层植被）；3）未受显著疏伐或清伐的原生林地。
每个1公顷样地在4天内进行8次5分钟的日间鸟类计数。每个样地每天完成2次计数：一次在日出后3小时内的早晨，另一次在该时段后至少3小时且日落前。

这些样地的空间坐标见以下数据出版物：
Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Northern Queensland, Australia. Long Term Ecological Research Network.
http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.167.18/html

沙漠高地研究样地始于2004年，并于2005、2006、2008、2013和2014年进行回访调查。作为沙漠高地样地网络完整项目一部分收集的相关数据包摘要可在以下链接获取：
http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands